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Increased frequency of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 7/7 in patients experiencing severe irinotecan-induced toxicities.
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 Jul 2007
Fakih Marwan G, Ross Mary Ellen, Starostik Petr
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BACKGROUND: Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 7/7 polymorphism has been linked with an increased risk of irinotecan-induced severe toxicities. We evaluated UGT1A1 polymorphism in patients developing grade 3/4 toxicity after initiation of irinotecan to determine the frequency of this polymorphism in this population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty patients with grade 3/4 irinotecan-induced...
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